Record card holder



oct. 19, 1943. M. a. HALL 2,332,143

RECORD CRD HOLDER Filed'dan. 29, 1943 Patented Oct. 19, 1943 s' RECORD CARDY HOLDER `Marchand B. Hall, Chicago, Ill.,'a'ssignor to Acme Visible Records, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a corporav tion of Illinois Application January 29, 1943, serial N0.`473,s94

5 Claims.

This invention relates to visible record systems or iiling devices, and particularly to improvements in visible index record card holders.

More specifically it is an object of my invention to provide a hinged or swingably mounted card holder with integral means for hingedly mounting a supplemental record card, the line of vhinge of the card holder and the supplemental card mounting means being coincidental.

In accordance with my invention I provide a conventional card holder of the class comprising a holder body provided with slots for engagement of a record card, which may include a sheath embracing its lower marginal edge, and which is engaged to av hanger strip and in hinged relation therewith by a line of perforation adjacent its upper marginal edge, with integral slotted means for supporting a supplemental record card, the supplemental card support means being hinged on the same aforesaid line of perforation. In this manner I provide a compact and convenient means for mounting a supplemental card in associated relationship with a main record card on a single hanger and card holder, the supplemental card being swingable with or independently of the main card in association with the holder, the full adjacent face of the main record card and both faces of the supplemental record card being at all times freely'accessible for their intended purposes yet remaining in associated relationship so as to .1

provide a single unit or complementary group.

Other objects relate to the details and economy of construction and arrangement of parts which will be apparent from a consideration of the following specication and drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a visible index record card holder and supported card, provided with integrally formed separately swingable supplemental card mounting means, and associated supplemental record card, illustrating my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary face view with parts broken away, of the card holder and associated cards shown in Fig. 1, with the supplemental card in elevated position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail at the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral I0 indicates a card holder provided With oblique slots Il, adjacent the corners thereof for the purpose of engaging and supporting the record card l2. The illustrated card holder is also provided with the conventional transparent sheath I3 embracing the lower marginal edge thereof, and thus as illustrated the record card l2 is mounted on the holder'l by extending the lower marginal edge of the card Within the sheath I3 and inserting its upper corners within the slots ll. Although not illustrated, it will be understood that the cardholder I0 may be provided in conventional manner with additional oblique slots similar to the vslots Il adjacent to both the upper and lower corners of the holder body It so as to permit engagement of cards of various sizes on the holder body and to permit engagement of additional cards on the reverse side thereof.V The card holder I0 is as usual adapted to be mounted in overlapping relationship with like holders within suitable hanged trays, or the like mounting orv supporting means, and for such purpose it is provided with the flexible mounting strip I4` and is associated therewith by means of staples I5 or by` adhesion or the like means. Adjacent to the han-ger or mounting strip I4 the card holder l0 is provided with a weakened hinge line resulting from the perforations I6, all of the foregoing being conventional.

In accordance with my present invention, I die-cut or slit the card holder Il) as at Il to provide a pair of downwardly extending tabs |18, the line of severance of these tabs I8, or the line of cut I l extending to the line of perforation I6,

and single associated hanger is adaptedvin acv cordance with my invention to support a superimposed supplemental record card in associated but freely swingable relation therewith. Thus as illustrated, the card holder Ill is adapted to support the record card l2 in freely accessible manner'as has been the case hitherto without interference by the supplemental record card or its mounting means. In use the tabs I8 are elevated from the surface of the holder body IU, and the supplemental card 20 is engaged by extending its lateral ears within the slots and since these tabs are of relatively narrow width, the supplemental record card is freely visible on both the face and reverse side thereof, only a very small or negligible portion of the rear face of the supplemental card being concealed by the tabs I8.

From the foregoing it will be evident that the compact nature of my invention obviates the necessity for providing additional hinge means or the provision of additional separate holder means in engagement with the hanger Il and the whole forms a compact and economical arrangement. It will also be evident that the card holder body IU when provided with the integral tabs I8 may be used inl conventional manner without necessarily employing the tabs I8 for supporting a supplemental card, and on such occasion the tabs I8 need not be raised, but the card I2 may be engaged over the tabs I8, and thus my provision of these tabs for 'mounting a supplemental card does not deter from the conventional use of record card holders of the class indicated, or the full visibility and accessibility of associated record cards, but provides convenient means for mounting and supporting a supplemental record card in associated but freely swingable engagement if and when such is desired.

It will also be evident from the foregoing that the supplemental record card 20 may be mounted rearwardly of the card holder III for like eiect and purpose, in such case the tabs I 8 being projected rearwardly of the holder body I0.

In a like manner, although not illustrated, it will be evident that I may provide at least one additional set of tabs similar tothe tabs I8 for the purpose` of mounting a second supplemental card. This second supplemental card may be mounted rearwardly of theholder body and the primary supplemental card may be mounted forwardly of the body each on a spaced pair of tabs. It will also be evident that the rst and second supplemental card may be mounted to extend Yfrom a single face of the card holder IU, each swingable independently and freely of the other and along the same hinge line I6 andreither in superimposed or side by side relationship, In the latter alternative both supplemental cards would of course be relatively narrow, the total width of the two being less than that of the main card I2.

I claim as my invention z' l. The combination with a visible index record card holder comprising a holder body engaged adjacent its upper marginal edge to a hanger strip and being provided adjacent thereto withk a hinge line, of integral means for supporting a supplemental record card in superimposed relationship therewith, said means comprising a pair of downwardly extending tabs defined by slits formed in said holder body and remaining in engagement therewith at said hinge line.

2. In a visible index record card holder of the class comprising a holder body of single thickness engaged adjacent its upper marginal edge to a mounting strip and in swingable relationship thereto by means of an adjacent hinge line deiined by a line of perforations formed in the holder body, integral means therein for hingedly supporting a supplemental record card comprising a pair of longitudinally spaced tabs extendable from the holder body and defined therefrom by lines of severance formed therein extending to said hinge line and said tabs remaining in engagement with the holder body at said hinge line.

3. In a visible index record card holder of the class described, integral means for supporting a superimposed supplemental record card comprising a pair of spaced downwardly extending tabs extendable from the body of said card holder said tabs being dened by a common hinge line adjacent to the upper marginal edge of said card holder and by slits formed in the body of said holder extending to said hinge line.

4. In a visible index record card holder of the class described, integral means for supporting a superimposed supplemental record card comprising a pair of spaced downwardly extending tabs extendable from the body of said card holder said tabs being dened by a common hinge line adjacent to the upper marginal edge of said card holder and by slits formed in the body of said holder extending to said hinge line, the said tabs being formed with slot means for engagement with complementary ear means provided on a supplementalrecord card to be engaged and supported thereby.

5. The combination with a visible index. record card holder comprising a holder body having a perforated hinge line adjacent the upper marginal edge thereof of means for supporting in superimposed relationship a supplemental record card whereby said supplemental record card is adapted to swing independently thereof and jointly therewith, said means comprising a pair of spaced tabs depending downwardly from said perforated hinge line and being further defined by slits formed in the body of said card holder and hingedly elevatable therefrom.

MARCHAND B. HALL. 

